SportsBeat KC

A sports podcast by the Kansas City Star's sports writers and columnists, including in-depth commentary and analysis on the Royals, Chiefs, Sporting KC, FC Kansas City, KU, MU and K-State, Big 12 and the SEC.

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Chiefs Gameplan is back for the Chiefs’ Week 13 matchup against the New York Jets. The Star’s Terez Paylor kicks off the pod with an interview with Jets beat writer Connor Hughes, who dissects the Jets' surprising season, whether it actually makes sense for the Jets to win Sunday and how to attack them on both sides of the ball. Also, the A-Team gathers for its weekly roundtable to discuss what this week must be like for Alex Smith and Patrick Mahomes, reasons for optimism despite the miserable losing streak, answer your questions and make predictions. Enjoy! Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons.

Kansas City Star reporter Jesse Newell is joined by C.J. Moore of The Athletic and Bleacher Report to discuss the latest with the Kansas Jayhawks basketball team. What has made the Jayhawks' offense so good? And will they be able to maintain their mojo against Syracuse's zone? The two also take mailbag questions. How good is this team defensively? And what happens to KU's rotation if Billy Preston returns? The two also discuss James Sosinski and the best Emporia Gazette sports column name.

The A-Team dissects the Chiefs' latest defeat, a miserable 16-10 loss to the Buffalo Bills in Week 11. Is it time to turn to Patrick Mahomes? Can Alex Smith snap out of this? They'll discuss all that, plus answer your reader questions, live from Arrowhead Stadium. Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons.

The Star's Aaron Reiss and Alex Schiffer discuss the end of the Mizzou football regular season, with the Tigers finishing 7-5 and headed to a bowl after starting 1-5, and the basketball team's performance in Orlando without Michael Porter Jr.

Chiefs Gameplan is back for the Chiefs’ Week 12 matchup against the Buffalo Bills. The Star’s Terez Paylor kicks off the pod with an interview with Bills beat writer Matthew Fairburn, who dissects the Bills' quarterback competition and issues against the run. Also, the A-Team gathers for its weekly roundtable to rank the worst loss of the Andy Reid era, preview the Bills game and answer your questions. Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons.

The Chiefs' decision to sign seven-time Pro Bowl cornerback Darrelle Revis on Wednesday afternoon only meant one thing - time for The A-Team to kick into high gear! But first, listen to Chiefs coach Andy Reid explain why he thinks signing Revis, 32, is a good move. Then listen to Revis explain why his 2016 season in New York wasn't indicative of who he was, and why he still has juice left in the tank. Finally, listen to The Star's Terez Paylor, Sam Mellinger and Vahe Gregorian break down every facet of the move. Check out all this and more in this special Thanksgiving Day edition of The Star's Chiefs podcast.

Kansas City Star reporter Jesse Newell is joined by C.J. Moore of Bleacher Report and The Athletic and also Bleacher Report's Jason King. C.J. and Jason discuss their new book, "Beyond the Streak," and also the process of tracking down 107 interviews for the project. Which people told the best stories? And who was the toughest person to get interviewed? The two also talk about their favorite non-KU-player interviews and discuss interactions with Sherron Collins, Georges Niang, Jacob Pullen, Thomas Robinson, Marcus Morris and Bill Self.

The A-Team dissects the Chiefs' 12-9 loss to the New York Giants in Week 11. What's the deal with the pass offense? How on earth did hey lose to a 1-8 team? Is it time to start Patrick Mahomes? They'll discuss all that, plus answer your reader questions, live from MetLife Stadium. Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons.

Kansas City Star reporter Jesse Newell is joined by C.J. Moore of The Athletic and Bleacher Report as the two discuss the latest with Kansas basketball. What should fans take away from KU's win over Kentucky? And what were the most positive signs from the Jayhawks? The two also talk about Udoka Azubuike's improvement, early trends and three-point shooting before C.J. discusses what he did this summer.

Chiefs Gameplan is back for the Chiefs’ Week 11 matchup against the New York Giants. The Star’s Terez Paylor kicks off the pod with an interview with Giants beat writer Jordan Raanan, who dissect the mess that is the 1-8 Giants' season. Also, the A-Team gathers for its weekly roundtable to dissect their midseason awards column (which ran Sunday) and answer your questions. Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons.

The annual GM meetings serve as a precursor to next month’s winter meetings and a primer for the Major League Baseball offseason. They also offer the perfect opportunity for a podcast. So KC Star Royals beat writer Rustin Dodd called longtime Royals writer Rany Jazayerli from the Waldorf Astoria Orlando and discussed the latest musings and developments from this offseason. The conversation focused on the market for first baseman Eric Hosmer, what the Royals should do moving forward, a template for a possible rebuild and where the big free agents might land before 2018.

It may be the bye week, but you know the A-Team never sleeps. This week, The Star's Terez A. Paylor is joined by Brandon Kiley, a Kansas City native, executive producer and columnist for 101sports in St. Louis. For 50-plus minutes, they debate and discuss where the Chiefs, 6-3, stand at the midway point. They also debate their picks for Team MVP, rookie of the year, team alpha dog and much, much more. Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons.

The A-Team dissects the Chiefs' 28-17 loss to the Cowboys in Week 9. What's the deal with the pass defense? Why couldn't the Chiefs run the ball? What's the biggest problem entering the bye? They'll discuss all that, plus answer your reader questions, live from AT&T Stadium. Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons.

Kansas City Star reporter Jesse Newell is joined by C.J. Moore — contributor to The Athletic and Bleacher Report — as the two take on Kansas basketball mailbag questions. What should we take from Bill Self's recent praise of Billy Preston? And how much will KU actually play small ball? The guys also discuss James Sosinski, Chris Zerbe and KU's best-ever walk-ons.

Chiefs Gameplan is back for the Chiefs’ Week 9 matchup against the Dallas Cowboys. The Star’s Terez Paylor kicks off the pod with an interview with the reigning AFC player of the week, Harrison Butker. Cowboys beat writer Clarence Hill, Jr., of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram also joins the pod to talk about how dangerous the Cowboys’ offense is without star running back Ezekiel Eliott, while the A-Team gathers to dissect the run game, run defense and much more. Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons.